(We’ve met just once, by the way …. in the gents(!) at the Endangered Species gig when I asked you to do some PAL and you brushed it off with a ‘oh that was all a very long time ago’, before emerging on stage to perform … some PAL. That was also, now, a very long time ago.)

Your music guides me through all my life.
Me and many other people wish you a fully recover.
My thoughts and best wishes are with you and your family.
Take yourself time as much as you need.
Health is the most important thing !

Jon!!!
Deep Purple is and will always be one of my favorite bands, and even though I am a guitar player, the influence of your Hammond will always be in me! You can beat that ugly disease and you will do it!!!
Much love from Calgary, AB Canada

You’ve been a true inspiration to keyboard players and musicians around the world for many years so it is now our turn to inspire you and give you the strength and energy to beat this. My mum and brother did and you will too. My thoughts are with you all.

Jon,
Best wishes from another keyboard player. My wife has stage 4 breast cancer. I don’t know what you have, but her only hope is new gene targeted therapy developed by a Dr. in Houston TX and the FDA and big Pharma are trying to put him out of business and steal his work. Check it out at http://www.burzynskimovie.com They are curing cancers previously 100% immediately fatal.

Dear Jon,
I know what fight against cancer means, so I know what you feel in this moment. Never leave the hope to be better. Your music is a great gift to all our lives and a reason to fight harder. We’re here, waiting, praying and thinkin’ about you. God bless you.

Jon, You have bought some much happiness into so many lives…We are all praying for you. Thank you for the wonderful and beautiful music you have given us. Thinking of you and your family.
My Best to you,
Rick

Hi Jon
I was diagnosed with leukaemia back in 91 and was only given 6-12 months without a bone marrow transplant. Had the transplant and kept positive and, well I’m writing this message to you Jon so not doing too bad. Stay positive Jon and don’t stop doing the things you love within reason take care Daz

You´re always in my prayers as one of my great examples of human beign, creativity and elegance. Your works has been colaborating at my development as a person and therefore, has been a fundamental part of who I am.

Jon, Has someone whos followed your career for many years, and always played it my capacity as a rock radio presenter, you’ve always been a gentleman and a ‘dignified’ and creative rock ‘star’.
My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.
We wish you well,and a speedy recovery

It makes me sick to the stomach to hear this. I can’t even start to express my feelings. This makes me so sad. Jon I wish you all the best and hope that you will recover from this. You lived long and prosperous and you WIL do that for many more years to come

Dear Jon,
I’m writing from Italy.
You are a special person for me more of a friend, more of a teacher. You gave me the input to start to play hammond organ!
On 9th July 1985 I was 4 years old and I was with my father (he is a DP fan and guitar player) at home, I was shocked watching you on TV (the concert was in Paris), your were playing amazing and when you were moving that beast I was completely flashed like a 4 years old child can be.
Well, from that day I asked to my father to buy me a keyboard. He bought me one. I never had a personal teacher, I self teach playing your solos and your rithm style from the LPs and CDs, note by note. You are my real teacher, my roommate for a life, hours and hours spent with you and your music, whatching videos and listening your playing with DP and in your solos projects, from “Gemini suite” to “To notice such things”. I assimilated a lot of you (about music) and I’m very very very near to you in this moment like person.
Now I’ m a professional player and I play rock blues with Rudy Rotta Band around Europe, but I always have a Deep Purple tribute band called Fireball and the guitar player-singer is my father.
(A gift for you)

I want all the good for you and I’m sure that you will able to play on the stage next year and give a lot of emotions to the audience as you always did.

I will pray for you! I know a lot of people that won the match with cancer and you have a lot of energy inside you!
YOU WILL WIN!

Mr. Lord!Do not be discouraged, I, like many fans of your creativity, truly believe in your speedy recovery! All will be well! God is with you and he will help you! The main thing is do not be discouraged and believe in life, this is the most important thing!

I know this may not be helpful, but I virtually shipping you from northern Spain best wishes for recovery. I was lucky to see you live some time ago and I’m sure soon will be back on stage delighting us with your music and your art.

Sorry for my bad English, but left school a long time and I have no one to practice it.

No word is as good as the love … I do not know you in person but with your music you have become part of my life and I love you like a good friend. I pray for you as I pray for my father who is fighting the same enemy. God bless you Jon.

From Chile, Jon gets our love and affection, strength in this hour, gives the fight, because you want to see play and enjoy your music, I was blessed to see you play live here at the end of the world and that I saw as so far, to see my favorite band play, I could do several times, thanks and see you soon!

Jon,
You have been a part of my life, through your music for over 30 years, adifficult time ahead for you, your family anfd friends, also fans, but they will be your strenghth and light, as will your music through this difficult time,Until the maestro rises again, with renewed strength, I wish you well, amd look forward to seeing you when you win your battle
With fondest love
Suex

so sorry to hear this jon i think u are a great person & a great musician i always been a huge fan of yours since i first heard u play on deep purple album. my older brother turned me onto ur music when i was young. ever since i have been a huge fan of u & deep purple. im prayin for u & hoping u beat this terrible disease u will be in my thoughts & prayers & my thoughts & prayers go out to your family as well. get well soon…

I am so sorry to hear this dear Jon; and I will pray for your speedy recovery. It’s an absolute honour to know you and to have had the great privilege to work with you; you’re a beautiful soul, a master musician, a genuinely funny guy and a thorough gentlemen. Cheers! Ty

I am sorry to hear you have got this terrible illness Jon.I have wonderful memory’s of watching you live in concert in my younger days.From Newcastle City Hall in 1980 with Whitesnake to my last ever concert, Deep Purple Manchester Apollo November 1993.You are a legend.God bless you,get well soon Jon

Jon,
You have been probably the greatest musical influence on my life (Sorry I’m a guitarist not an Ivory tinkler) I have love every note since I got into Deep Purple in 1983 aged 14. I love your humor in your playing, your melody, composition…. man, I just love you!
I’m praying so hard that you’ll beat this and we’ll see you on the stage again. Keep your spirits high! Oh and ‘Before I Forget’ Don’t let the big C bring you down… Kick it’s arse and kick it good. Love you
Simon

You are the greatest keyboard player in the history of rock, you haven given me the genius of your music for so many years, you will overcome this. I have never been able to see you play live yet. You will get well, and we will change this..Stay strong!

Dear Jon,
just have put on “Burntwood” and “For a Friend”, two tracks i think of as belonging to the very best in music, and my prayers are with you and your familiy… get well again, no matter how long it may take you, and be sure we – all the many fans you have all over the world – will welcome you back with a fiest of joy…
love & love always
Roop

Jon, how loved, admired and respected you are and I sincerely hope that you and your family are able to take strength and comfort from that. A difficult time for you all, but have faith, all our thoughts and prayers
are for you. You can do it ….
with love,
Jennie

I have gone through both radio and chemo therapy, it sucks but there is always light at the end of the tunnel… for me it was music, I would plan one gig at a time and would go against Dr’s orders to get to a show I wanted… Yours were amongst those I went to… The Deep Purple Gigs just before Ritchie left the band were some which during the time I was having treatment meant the most to me even if they were not the best gigs in the world!!

Dear Jon, since I was a teenager I’ve enjoyed your music (I’ll allways remember the first time I’ve listened to Highway Star… it was a epiphany). All your Argentina fans wish you the best. You’ll be able to win this battle!! With love,
Marcelo

Dear Maestro, sad to hear the news. One thing I firmly believe in is: just like you were given an enormous gift to enrich our lives with your music I also believe that you will have strength to go through this episode in your life. I watched you wrestling your Hammond, always winning, wrestle this one and you will win. My best wishes and get well. All prayers with you.

Hello Jon ! I wish you all the best in your present situation !!!! Make sure you’re getting over this !! The world still needs you !!!! All the best from Martin H-son (& Backstreet Girls), Oslo, Norway

Like a friend called David C. says “We wish you well”, Master Lord. I hope The Lord gives to you Master Lord just a small piece of all that than you give us with your music, and you will be save and strong very soon.-
From Argentina, with love, we are with you.

“. . . though we are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

I’ve met you a couple times. Once in Malibu to do a story for Keyboard Magazine.

You inspired me to get started in the music business — even though I switched from C-3 o vocals after I started working with Ronnie James Dio. I’m sending you a lot of good vibes. I sure hope you are going to be OK.

I´m very sad to hear this news. I wish you and your family enough power to get through these time and that you recover as soon as posible.
Your music is a part of my life and I think that all fans around the world are with you.

Jon, I love you! You’re the reason why I started playing music. I’m sure you’ll win this fight and I’m looking forward to hear new music from you.You’re by far the best rock keyboardist and a real maestro in all the other things you do. Looking forward hearing good news about your situation. YOU WILL WIN THIS!
My best wishes and prayers are with you maestro.
All the best from Greece by one of your biggest fans.

I wish you well Jon, good luck with your recovery, and I look forward to seeing you soon. Did cancer really know what it was taking on when it picked on Deep Purple’s finest keyboard player? I think not! I look forward to your victory, your new music, an hopefully, your concerts.

Hi Jon, I love you since your started your fantastic trip into the music, I’m sure that you will win your battle, you are a very strong man and you have a lot of million of fans that figth near you in every part of the world.
Good luck and Good bless you
Giorgio from Italy

What can I say…
The great man who has inspired me with beautiful music and who in the three times I have met him has been so gracious and gentlemanly.
Very best wishes to you Jon in your journey and treatment.
“Those who look outwardly DREAM
Those who look inwardly AWAKEN”
Good luck
From the Aussie Red wine man
Greg Furlong

Dear Jon, do not be the next one, who leaves. Prommise!
I am with you, that music is the very best therapy, so you got the best chance to win you personal fight; i do beleave that.
Your music, since 1971 i love so well, is now ordered to send all good vibes you gave, back to you.

Dear Jon, I´m so sorry, that I must read you are ill. You are allways on my mind and in my heart and I wish, that you win the fight with the cancer. I´m also fighting with the cancer and I know what are you feeling now. God bless you and give you the power for fighting to the cancer. Good luck…
Barbara from Hagen

Dearest Jon,
This will take you way back & I mean way back around 1968/69 I worked at the Whisky in LA & became good friends with you & the band. You use to come to our flat in Hollywood we all had many laughs.
Then years later I & my ex now Brian Glascock show up at your farm house in England when John Glascock bass player for Tull(Brian’s brother) passed away & we were visiting with Barry who took us to visit you.
Small world. Well I must say I never forgot you & you were always a real sweetheart. So I want to wish you a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself & your family.
Much Love,
A very old friend, Ann Glascock Valvona

Get well soon, dear Jon Lord! You are the master of keys, the best keyboard/organ player in all of hard rock. I love you and can’t wait to see you perform live. You can and will beat this thing, I know it! I shall keep you in my thoughts and prayers until you get well. God bless you, Mr. Lord!

Hi Jon, sending you healing wishes and strength to conquer and see it through. I had cancer 4 years ago, had a kidney removed and now all clear, so it is beatable. We don’t know each other, we missed each other in France this year, Blues de Bourgogne, we played 2 nights after you, but I did meet you in Belfast 30 odd years ago, when I stayed at the same hotel as you, Jim and Whitesnake. I’ve always enjoyed your music and loved sharing a few drinks and chat with you all those years ago, your a gentleman and an inspiration.
Peter B and Deborah Bonham xxx

We do a lot of research and have an early detection and prevention of breast cancer, we are using infrared cameras, oral genetic exams that can detect cancer up to 10 years in advance. There are many new advances.

I have seen you many times perform first at the Swing Auditorium in the early 70’s and at Cal Jam 1 in 74!!!

Deep purple were one of the very first bands i saw when i was 12 at the Southend cliffs pavillion, excellent band and Jon your a legend, i hope you get well very soon, my thoughts are with you and your family. Best wishes and you are in my thoughts

I guess one never knows what’s around the next corner. I am sorry to hear that you are not well. We have never met, but as for so many of the folks already on this page, you truly have been an inspiration to me, as have Purple. Your decency, honesty, and your wonderful playing have always influenced me. I love the new Mark IV DVD Phoenix Rising as well. I hope our messages here can add to your strength and inspire you to beat this period of illness. You are such a Rock, we need you. Rock on and very best wishes for the future.
Peace.
Damian

I’m very sorry to read that you have cancer. I hope you’ll recover soon! Very good that you continue to make music. I’m a big fan of your keyboard playing. You are a strong person so I have all faith that you get well.

Just heard the news and it shocked me.
You are one of my heroes since my youth, back in the purple day’s and I’m dedicated follower and admirer of your work eversince.
I wish you all the strength and power that is needed to beat this terrible desease, You can do this and you will come out even stronger.
All thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Your playing is a vast part of the fabric of my life, being a 70’s rock-fan throughout high school in that same era.
As a survivor of cancer I understand the journey you’re going through. Thirteen years ago the cancer, nor the cardiac faillures due to the chemo could get me down through the Grace of God. I am fully healthy.
That same strength, hope and love through this Grace I pray upon you. Be blessed and be well, you and your loved ones!

My Dear Lord, you’ve always had and will have my love and support whatever you do and wherever you are. Thinking of you every minute, praying for you every day. Missing you here in Russia and can’t wait to see you again. Everything will be fine. God bless you

HEY JON THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF IS BEGIN TO EAT HEALTHIER FOODS CITRUS LIKE LOTS OF ORANGES, LEMMONS, GRAPEFRUITS, LOTS OF ORANGE JUICE
SALADS, SEAFOOD AND LOTS OF MINERAL WATER (PERRIER).WHAT THIS DOES IS REJUVINATES YOUR WHOLE INTERNAL BODY SYSTEM. IT IS THE BEST MAXIMUM PROCIDURE YOU CAN DO TO SAVE YOURSELF . AND PLEASE DONT SMOKE! LOVE YOUR MUSIC! YOU ARE THE GREATEST !YOU WILL BE IN EVERY DEEP PURPLE FANS HEARTS AND PREYERS. YOU CAN BEAT THIS! ROCK ON JON!

That you have brought so much pleasure and joy to so many is evident by the many expressions of goodwill on this page. Your music has touched me deeply over the years, and for that I thank you sincerely. I know you will face this challenge with the same class you have exhibited all your life and emerge the stronger for it. Godspeed!

Jon – You’ve enriched too many lives for you to not defeat this beast. All my prayers and positive energies are focused in your direction. Hang in there. The ride may be rough be the outcome will be smooth as glass.

All my best wishes Jon for your fight against this demon. Keep thinking positive, this is so important for your recovery. You have a huge world wide support with all you gave us with your music for many years. My prayers are with you.
God bless you Jon.

All the best to you, Jon. You were my inspiration to play, and I’m still a fan after listening to your first album over forty years ago. I wish you a speedy recovery and all the blessings of the universe.

Mr. Lord maybe we not are religious but all team from our radio station and listeners pray for you … From latin american fans ..Get well ….. your music cure our sadness …..we have a lot of god blessings for you

Jon Lord…I’ll never forget one night 1968, in Cleveland Ohio…Deep Purple and The Frost. You were amazing as you have been all your life. You expressed an interest in recording one of my songs and I was extremely flattered. I am hoping for a complete recovery for you. My MOM did not survive her battle with this diabolical disease, but with the state of today’s medical treatment, you will surely beat the odds and pull through and follow your destiny…to fill the air and hearts and minds of people everywhere with a music filled with all the passion and profundity you have so brilliantly bestowed upon the human race in all your many times between Cleveland Ohio and wherever you next appear . Bless you, your music, and your strength and resilience through all times.
Dick Wagner

First Ronnie James Dio, now you Jon, this is absolutely horrible. Big Deep Purple fan here but I also love you compositions in Classical music especially Windows, The Gemini Suite and Concerto For Group and Orechestra specifically. Please get well soon

Dear Jon, my prayers are with you, you’re a strong man and you’ll beat this disease! We all, your fans, believe in you, you gotta create new creations in music, you do it perfectly, like no one else!
You’re my favourite keyboard player and you’re incredibly charismatic and unique person. I hope you remember your concert in Moscow in 2009, I had a chance to visit your rehearsal a day before, to shake your hand and to have a photo with you, there were several people to photo and you said then “We’re like a football team!”
That was one of my best and memorable days in my life!
I hope you’ll see and read this message and all the messages from the people who care and respect you, I hope it’ll help you to win in this battle with the disease, you gotta win and you’ll win because you’re Jon Lord!
God Bless you!
Evgeny, Moscow, Russian Federation.

With so much love and so many happy thoughts (including ours) from all over the world, you just have to get through this! Keep positive, stay strong and we will see you on a stage some where very soon, I’m sure.

All Armenian Deep Purple fans join to my wishes for your soonest recovery. We all wish you great health.
And I want to express you a big gratitude from the armenian people for the beautiful song “Out of my mind”.
God bless you Jon.

You’ve built up an abundance of karma over the years as evidenced by all of the heart-felt thoughts that have been expressed here…nothing is as powerful as the collective thoughts of goodwill when it comes to repairing oneself and I believe this will be the result in your case, Jon. You have a loyal, appreciative and devoted throng of fans and well-wishers which are now giving back to you all of the love and concern you have bestowed upon them over the many years which have gone by…I have no doubt you will
come out on top.

Jon,
My prayers for a speedy and complete recovery. As a teen in the late 60’s/early 70’s you were a member of what was, in my opinion, the Holy Trinity of Rock Keyboard Players along with Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson. In addition I consider your solo in “Hush” to be the penultimate organ solo and I have always wished I could see you perform it live. Get well soon!!!

I have been a fan of yours for over 35 years and I want to thank you for all your beautiful music. I was lucky enough to be present at the premiere of the Durham Concerto at Durham cathedral and at both perfomances of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall in 1999 and I will never forget those wonderful nights. I hope the considerable weight of modern medical science will be brought to bear to make sure that your recovery is both swift and complete. I look forward to more nights of your wonderful music in the near future. All best wishes, David

Sorry to hear about your cancer Jon, we met a couple of times in the sixties, I was with Steve marriott and tony jackson, 2 years ago I had laryngeal cancer, today you would never know it, (except no more falsetto) I beat it with chemo and radio, you will too, I live in the States and will be praying for you daily, you are one of my favorite keyboard players, God be with you man. Denis

God bless you Jon, I’ll pray for you every day, and I hope you’ll be recovered sooner that you think.
Excuse me for my English!, I’m from Spain and in spite that I don’t speak English I just wanted to cheer you up.
My best wishes for you!

Dear, you’ ve been my inspiration for playnig keyboards…..I know that now you have to be very strong and I do believe…..you can cure yourself through music… Nothing is impossible for God….All my prayers……Get well soon…we still need your music…Please….Jon…

You have been the benchmark (and you still are) in classic rock keyboard playing and in being a fantastic, diverse and skilled professional musician. As a kid you have been one of my major roots and influences and nothing short than being one of the greatest in music at all. Later on, I turned to be a musician, a professional musician myself and you were still out there and showing how its been done. And even today, your classical concerts prove what an extraordinary musician and person you are and always have been. Purple died when Jon Lord left. Your music will never die and you will be fine again, Jon. You are still the greatest for me.
Get well soon again. We need you and we love you.

For who is religious, and for who is not: let’s pray for Jon……what he gave us till now, has no comparison with some prayer we can say for him…and who knows? Maybe some prayers could help him to keep on playing for us. Jon, no doubts, in few days you’ll be in perfect health taming again and again the beast!

Best Wishes, Deep Purple had nine lives as well as you.
Fight On.
Jon you led the way in showing what a keyboards could do in a modern rock band at the great divide of the sixties and where the music was going.
You and Ritchie were like two bugatti’s screaming through the turns at LeMans. I wore out those records when I was learning guitar.
Best Wishes my musical Mentor and Brother!

Dear Mr. Lord,
I will never forget seeing you in Plovdiv, at the Roman amphiteatre,please do it again in near future.
The music needs your presence HERE.
My sincerest prayers for quick and full recovery.

Dear Mr. Lord… Obviusly, you don’t know who I am, but I know who you are -and stupid who don’t know…- I remember this intelligent phrase said for an intelligent piano player in California -Could it be…?-…
Always you have been an inspiration for my family and me -my little son learn play piano since he was eight years old-, now we want that you know we are praying to God for you, dear friend.
We are absoluty sure that you are going to win this war with your own force, your force’s family, and all the lots people -thousands and thousands- we love you…
Remember that you must win every battle to this war. With medical pharma, the food -very, very important-, etc…-
I know well… Remember you must drink water in first time when you wake up in the morning and in 15 or 20 minutes after you would must to eat black grapes -a powerfull gun to the cancer-.
please don’t think tha I’m crazy, but I want help you with my personal style’s life for same problem like you…
Get soon well Jon, we need you dear master.
Jose, Ana, Jose, Javi.

1974 : High ball shooter ;
The radio plays this song while a 9 years old child was playing with little soldiers ;
suddenly : shivers, the heart beats so breath-taking, a sweet sensation of joy : It was love immediately ;
what was that amazing sound ? and who’s able to produce a similar magnificence ?
Hammond organ ?
Jon Lord ?
What and who is this?
Since that time 37 years have passed, and the divine magic released from a soul to the fingers of an artist so great
that we hardly will have a similar, able to master the sound of a living instrument and to create deep enchanting emotions,
have profoundly affected all my life ;
I played organ in a band and I taught my children to listen to all your music, your image lights as wallpaper in my Pc and the personalized ringtone of the intro of “Perfect Strangers” is in my telephone, I lived many of your italian concerts and tasted all your records, much more and …………………………………. I’m sincerely and disperately crying and praying since the last 3 days ;
I’m sure you’ll be so strong to easily win this fight , so please start to play only you know how to do your more difficult solo for us all ;
I know it will be greater than the first one I listened 37 years ago, worse than those that you will still gives us and immortal like
all your music and like you are : you are not alone because we all who love you are your private orchestra !

Tis me again. All cancers are different and I just hope you have the cancer you can kick up the bum (and as you said in Liverpool, my language will never change) Love you and praying for you – Susie B (Bradford)

I know you from ‘March 11, 1973, in Genoa, where I have picked as your son and where’ you met your wife,
So for me, ‘is like a father, you know at this time in more than one child’ who prays all the time because you ‘heal’ cause you’re close to me for 40 years, and if today I am still here to fight in the front row, and only thank you! jon not to give up are my general! MAD MAXX from California Jam Band

Jon
You and Deep Purple played a massive part of my teenage years. Your music never failed to inspire, excite,and move a very young impressionable teenager. The music helped me through difficult years and times. The music in Pictured Within album resonated incredibly with me at the time and will always continue to do so with me as long as music is loved and appreciated. You lived and continue to live a very meaningful life and I hope and pray there will be many more years of health and happiness for you and your loved ones.

Mr. Lord, during those sleepless nights which are sure to come, I hope you find comfort and strength in the love and support of your family, friends and fans. I have every confidence you will persevere, buoyed by the collective outpouring of love for you and your music. I look forward to your next musical endeavor, as I’m sure it will be your most life-affirming yet.

please tell your cancer that he’s been coming too soon, that your creativity will always beat his destructiveness and that he will also die if you do. If he won’t listen, just play the “Gigue” again (I’m sure he can’t compete) and leave him as a perfect stranger.

I believe, god doesn’t want you to give up. There are so many people who love you and your music, so it seems to me you’ve got to stay in this life. And I believe that god wants you to accomplish your task. You can do it, I’m sure. Friends are waiting for you. They won’t let you go.

PS: Playing a “Kurzweil”-keyboard during a rehearsal. My favourite sound being the “Lord’s M3 Wheel”. Sounds great! Immortal!

Dear Jon Lord’s amazing masterpiece called “Wait A While” with wonderful Sam Brown’s lyrics should surely become a worldwide supporting prayer for his health and therapy progress. The lyrics as they are acquire the new specific dimension, the new additional meaning of asking him to stay with us as longer as it’s possible, not letting him go and supporting his life & creative career stronger than ever.
Keep fighting against darkness, dear Jon, the worldwide community of musicians and true Music’s listeners will always be near you.
We wish you good luck and immeasurable hope for fastest recovering!

A heartfelt ‘get well soon’. I am one of the millions of people to whom the name Jon Lord means musicality, intelligence and sincerity. A man of your stature will no doubt win this fight. Our energy is with you!

I was hoping to meet you in Holland with your blues project. You are my all-time hero, you inspired me to play the keys and to be a musician. It’s terrible to hear that you have this disease.
I wish you the best of luck with fighting cancer, and I sincerely hope that you will be able to perform again.

Jon.
I was present at that fateful interview the BBC did in november 1984, on the release of Perfect Strangers, and afterwards we had a beer together in the BBC bar. It was here that I realised that not only were you a great musician, but in equal measures a terrific guy.
And all these warm thoughts and wishes from so many people is testament to that.
Get well soon, and soon get back to what you do best.

It took me a longer while to think out how to express my words of heartfelt support for you in the certain situation. I had this beatiful privillege to be able to express my personal admiration and grattitude for having you as my greatest musical and personal inspiration both on the site here as well as in person. Needless to say I was crushed by the rough news… After a serious while of pondering on it I got me thinking that you’re a man who takes every challenge bravely. With your level of being spiritually charged and positive about the life, people and reality – I believe that you’re bound to win this hard kind of encounter.

Good times, bad times, you know we’ve had our share… Bad ones were when we’ve heard the news, so now it’s surely a turn for the good times – which will mean the day when you announce that you’ve kicked the enemy out of your system. You’re in our hearts, in our thoughts and in our ears – because your wonderful keyboard sound never stops to hang around the mind and the body… So… a sending you a lot of positive vibes, a hug and a tear – be strong, slay the beast to bits and be back with us stronger than ever, firing on all cylinders very, very soon!

Dear Mr.Jon Lord. I have been a huge fan of DEEP PURPLE for many years and I will always be a fan for tons of years to come.When I first heard that you had cancer,I felt very low but I know that you are a SURVIVOR and a FIGHTER and you will DESTROY this sickness.Take care and best wishes to you ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!. Mr.Kim Davie

we hope, that your will beat the cancer and can come to our concert in November 13th 2011 in Nuremberg Germany. We will perform your wonderful composition “From darkness to Light”. We would be delighted, if you can be with us.
Your Dieter Herzog
Lehrergesangverein Nürnberg
Germanymail@lgv-nuernberg.dehttp://www.lehrergesangverein.de

Dear Jon,
Today I drove home from work and listened your music. While doing so I once again thought to myself that you are a an important part of my life, my companion since I first listened to Deep Purple back in 1972. I was 10 years old, a simple little radio stood close to my bed. In order to not make my parents aware of the fact that I turned on the radio so late, I used an earbud for just one ear. And what I heard was fantastic. Since then your music is an integral part of my life, it makes me happy whenever I listen to it. And this happens very often. In my car, at home or live. I saw you at many gigs with Deep Purple (first time ever in 1985 as I was to young in the seventies!), Whitesnake, Olympic Rock and Blues Circus (where I met you personally and we had a little chat), or solo. Upon arriving home today I thought I should check the internet and see if I could write to you, saying THANK YOU for all the great moments I had just because of you. Plus all the great moments I will certainly have during my (hopefully) next 30 or 40 years to come. You gave, you give and you will certainly give a lot to me. So I visited your website today and read your message. It is hard to find the right words at this moment, even if you are not a native English speaker like myself, living in Berlin, Germany. And it seems strange to me that I had these thoughts just at this very moment. Jon, I wish you all the best, strength, optimism, the love of your family and closest friends. I trust you will conquer the cancer, my thoughts and the thoughts of thousands fans will be with you! I look forward to see you live again in the near future, I am sure it will happen, and I will be there! All the best from the bottom of my heart, Andreas

Jon,
While you may not read this for a while, a note just to let you know my thoughts and best wishes are with you. May a speedy recovery be yours and the world treats you with all the kindness you deserve.

The weird coincidence is: I just got a call on August 9th that my custom-built Hammond B3 (from a vintage 1961) is finally ready and it roars exactly like I’ve always ever wanted it since I first heard you play with DP….
And as I was extatic to hear it’s ready, almost immediately got a terrible emotional jolt the other way to hear about your battle against cancer….

Well, coincidence or not – I wish you, and your family, all the very best in your struggle to overcome this.
Please don’t give up on yourself, ever! If I learned anything about this disease (and I have, believe me), then it’s knowing that the sheer will to battle through this is pretty much the most important thing you as a patient can do!

If there’s anything I can do for you to get you through this ordeal, be it as a musician or, more importantly, as a person, I promise I will do my best.
E: hammond_animal (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) uk

Dear Jon, Thanks for offering the opportunity to say you a word. I was born 1957. So I was a young man in time that Deep Purple became a real legend. I live in Belgium. Deep Purple was on stage last month of july here in Tienen: I missed your presence. But I understand. I became a general medical practician and I am now on age that many of my patients get cancer.
I became rich in these year’s of what they gave me. I learned of them more then I could offer them myself. Naked.
It is not exactly very important to cure or not, but it is rather more important to become in our old age that child who may live sweet in time. That’s what I wish you and thanks for the joy you gave us.

Jon, my thoughts and prayers go out to you from WI here. I’ve been inspired by your incredible music, and you personally since the early 70’s. I wish you courage and comfort as you win this battle, we’re all pulling for you. The music can be a huge part of the healing process, I know you’ll find a way to make that happen. If there’s anything I can do mike.schmidt@yahoo.com

Dear Jon:
I am a total fan of his music, I have all the collection of deep purple, I am writing from Lima – Peru, you were here in 1997.
Jon I am shattered by the news of his illness, much to my shame, as I comment that I have my wife suffering from cancer to the lungs.
The process is painful, certainly going to go through chemotherapy, I wish you all the best and a lot of positive mind.
I tell my wife has improved with natural medicine, it is injected through a vein vitamin C and improve defenses when going through chemo, plus diet should be fruit and vegetables and must eliminate everything that can bring pollution.
no cigarettes, liquor, bread, meat, sugar
my wife with all this diet improved dramatically, she was very complicated and we are trying to save her.
I expect a response from you to help and improve.
all the best Jon, I am in touch with Ritchie Blackmore also sends a message to you since you tube channel.
I hope to hear from you.
A big hug from Lima Peru
Hugo Soriano Pissanihspissani@homail.com

Devastated mate, you and Richard Wright are the reason I am 25 year veteran of the keyboards. Deep Purple tracks are regularly on my playlists and no one makes a Hammond sing like you do and no one ever will. Best wishes from Gwyn Perrett in Perth, Western Australia. Get well mate and thank you for the music that will span generations I am sure!

The whole of the Russian hard rock community is wishing you all the best! Get well soon! We are praying for you! You were a great inspiration to us here in Russia all through the horrible decades of totalitarian dictatorship and communist persecution when your music in DP and WS was practically banned because of the Iron Curtain between East and West. But we secretly and illegally tried to get hold of or even smuggle such solo albums of yours as Gemini Suite, Sarabande, and Before I Forget (my favorite by the way). We are pretty sure that we will see you perform your admirable musical pieces for all of us here in Russia. We love you and don’t you forget it! Kill the freaking Beast!

Mr Jon Lord you are our Lord!!!I listen to your Magic Hammond from the day i came to this world!!!You are the idol of every piano player!!!God bless you and give you strength and courage!!!I believe with one solo of yours you can beat the cancer!!!!!Many love and support from Greece!!

Dear John,
there is a picture of you surrounded by my twin brothers, hanging on the wall of our reception room. The picture was taken an year ago when u were performing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. We used to stare at it dreaming and praying that you visit us again soon. Now we only pray for your full recovery from this ugly disease. Please get well, we love you so much! Big hug from the entire family – Filip, Achiles, Marios, Chris, Dimitris and Mariana

Early November 1973? i think,there i was 16 years old sitting in a 20,000 seat arena in Montreal experiencing my 1st.”rock concert”.After getting used to the strange aroma around me making me dizzy,what a rush when i immediately recognized the tall lanky fellow leading the rest of the band onstage to perform a show that i remember as if i’d seen it yesterday.Thanks not only for the music,but also the class and dignity you exhibited throughout your illustrious career.

Dear Jon, I wish you all the best for a speedy and complete recovery. God be with you and provide strength to you and your family.

I’ve only managed to see you a couple of time live, the last time being at the Liverpool Phil playing Concerto for Group and Orchestra. You are such a great artist and musician who brings so much pleasure to so many people – and you remain such a real gentleman.

Dear Jon, you’ve been my inspiration for more years than either of us would confess to.

My sincere wishes that you overcome this affliction that hits so many of our lives. Stay strong, and win!

There is a strong community up here in Yorkshire that is constantly raising money to help fight cancer in all its forms. The co-ordination of the project is managed by a superb gentleman called Steve Lally and he has a web-site….rockofthenorth.com. The support he has from local musicians is quite remarkable!!

In the meantime, I look forward to hearing better news in the weeks and months to come!
Chris

Dear Jon
I’ ve been so glad and proud to bring my daughter aged 12 to see your concerto in Mulhouse this year , we intend to see you again in germany on september … its just delayed , we all wish you to recover soon and to take time to cure
take care of you , we send you all your love from France .
All the Hauvuy Family

I dont want to sound selfish but you have to beat this Jon, without your albums and concerts to look forward to the future is bleak! You have given so many people so much throughout your life, we are all thinking of you and I hope we all have positive thoughts and prayers for Jon and his family.
Good luck and I look forward to the next time I see you on stage.
God Bless
Paul Orchard

Jon!
I’m younger than you but I’m kicked ass the dead, that is possible. I know the therapy is really hard, but you can battle with it by laugh, by music and believe……… Nobody knows what about it only when he feels his own skin….. even the doctors can’t…. shit…..
get better soon and hope the best the only one…..!!!!!
STAND UP AND SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter Simon (Hungary)

I’d like to thank you Mr.Jon because your are one of great musicians made me crazy about music and you made me crazy about Hard Rock ,when I was young I bought an album for deep purple and I liked the performance of the band and decided to play music by ear to play your great solos .So trust that you well get well soon because all your fans pray for you wishing you a very fast recovery to carry on your innovating history enriching rock ,classic & blues music,…..keep on fighting .

I am a huge fan and after seeing you in Purple, Whitesnake and a number of your classical concerts in UK – I was lucky enough to see you play out here in Australia at the Basement and when you were at the Opera House for the Concerto.

Your music is an inspiration.

Best wishes, prayers and thoughts from Oz for you and your family. Take good care of yourself and get well soon!

Get well soon John. A speedy recovery to you and many many more years of music, love and life ahead of you. Though it’s music from many years ago, My daughters (age 4 & 3) love the “wobbly piano” in the Artwoods, though they are of course a little bit bias towards their Grandad Malcolm on Bass! Much love and best wishes to you and your family.

When I was 13 or 14 years old, I discovered Deep Purple for the first time… It was around 1972 or 1973. It was a revelation for me, and I became a great fan. Since then you never left my life. You gave me so huge emotionnal feelings !!!!

Now I’m 52 years old, and I feel so close to you !!!!
Please don’t give up, we all need you .

Dear Jon,
I have been a fan since I was 11 (‘71), and so are my children. My family’s thoughts and prayers are with you for a full and speedy recovery. Your music continues to awe and inspire all of us. We wish you and your family all the best to get past this. With all the positive spiritual energy expressed here by so many grateful fans, we look forward to hearing positive news in your recovery. Never quit. God Bless you, Lord of the boards.
Warmest Regards,
Bill Ludtke
USA

I just wanted to say how sorry I am to hear you’ve been unwell. Reading all the other comments, I don’t have anything new to say. My story is like so many others, having discovered your wonderful music through Deep Purple, and been touched by your work ever since. Hell you even got me enjoying classical music! Who’d have thought! Well when your music has inspired and comforted me throughout my whole adult life, it’s only fair that for a while we turn the tables and send our love and life and strength to you when you need it.

I hope you know how much you mean to so many people. You’ve brought so much joy to my life, and to a million others too. Be strong my friend and come back full of life and vitality very soon.

Dear Jon, it’s very difficult to say something sensible and intelligent in these cases, especially when you send your message to a worldwide known rockstar who will probably never get to see your words; I can only say that I wish you the quickest possible recovery of course, and that I truly hope you will never lose that blessed fire in your soul that has given us so much brilliant music and energy. It’s the same energy that has been feeding us humans and saving us from drowning into a sea of vulgarity since J. S. Bach’s times, and God knows how much more we need! Best of luck dear Jon, and lots of love and spiritual support from Italy.

Dear Mr. Lord:
Listening to some of the your music that touched my soul through the years. From the Concerto and your mind blowing solos in Burn and Rat Bat Blue, to Soon Forgotten (that ending!), your solo spot on Live at the Olympia and Pictured Within. The list goes on and on and on. Thank you for the music. Get well very soon.
Enrique from Peru.

Jon Lord is one of my biggest musical influences from when I discovered deep purple in the 80’s through some older friends/musicians of mine. I am a keyboard player and your playing has had a huge impact on my style.
Thank you!

I hope you find a speedy recovery. You are very important for us all and I’d like you to know that your fans and friends from Brazil send the most positive vibrations for you.
I am sure that you’re gonna win this problem and make lots and lots of good music. Soon you’ll be on tour again playing the most beautiful tunes. We’re waiting for you in Brazil.

I will never forget tears in my eyes when Jon played Chopin in 1991 with Deep Purple in Poznan, and how he was speaking after the show had beeb finished. This was the first time Deep Purple visited my country. This was the line up including Joe Lynn Turner, it was the rock performance of my life. When I realized it was over I thought most exciting moment of my life passed. Strange feeling :))Thank you Jon and I keep my fingers crossed (Polish way is keeping thumbs sticked in the fists). looking forward to your following projects.

Dear Jon,
Please know that I am very saddened by this news. I can see here that you have just a few supporters out there. Please know that I send my wishes to you for a complete recovery. I will spread this news so that others can join me with their thoughts and prayers for you.
If you only knew the amount of music and inspiration you have provided for me over the last 40 years you would know how much I would like to return the favor. I also am a fellow pianist, organist, keyboardist and have gained so much insight from your recordings over the years. I hope you think about the fact that through you, so many others have been inspired in their musical ability and performance, and will continue to spread your influence to so many others now and in the future.
Again, best wishes for a speedy recovery. You can beat this! There are so many successful outcomes for so many people in this world. Use the love and support of your family, friends and fans – there are so many pulling for you.
Blessing to you,
Frank (in Pennsylvania USA)

Mr Lord,
I had the fantastic pleasure of meeting you earlier this year in Paisley, It was an honour sir.
I spoke with you on the day and explained that seeing your performance with Deep Purple at the Glasgow Apollo in ’76, altered my musical landscape forever. Thanks you for that.
I would like to pass on to you the best wishes for a full and speedy recovery, and to your family as it is a difficult time, but as we have experienced in our family, this damn disease can be beaten.
You gave advice to a young man in Paisley, not to bracket music but to look upon it as a journey. there are no wrong roads just different things to hear. I will use that many, many times in years to come. You are an inspiration to myself & sons.
God bless, you are in our prayers

Hi Jon, how are you today? Hope you could write some music, and listen to good stuff and play.
It’s not over, believe me.
Continue to do what you like to do, even if you’re not fully satisfied with the result (treatment can have weird side effects), do not complain, do what the doctors are telling you to do, cancer research did a lot of progress lately.
Fight! Fight! Fight! And if you want, lend $25 for my team on Kiva (follow the link). It’s *not* a donation, it’s a *loan*, you’d better be with us to get your $25 back, ok ? Go man, go. May You Be Touched by His Noodly Appendage! Ramen!
Stéphane, Paris, France.

Dear Jon
I’m very sorry that cancer has stroke you. I hope the cure wont be to hard for you, and you’ll get well at the end.
Hopefully we’ll see and hear you in the Netherlands in the near future. Wishing you Strength. Jan

Just a quick line to let you know that I keep continueing sending you good thoughts and wishing you all the strength that you need. It was very touching to read your message full of thanks. Beside being a great musician you are a very impressing and cordial person which makes me wish even more that you will have a very quick recovery.
Kind regards and love,
Heidi

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you battle through this illness, and, with God’s love, continue to write and perform music for many years to come. Your playing has been an inspiration to me for nearly 40 years now, and I cannot look at my 1961 Hammond C3 (lovingly named Rita)without thinking of you and your approach to the instrument. Thank you for all of your music !!! God bless and come back even stronger !

Dear Jon,
I am a young italien boy, i am fan of you and Deep Purple. i like your music too. I’ll give you my best wishes. we are with you.
I hope you come soon to play grat music.
sorry about my english
all the best for you.

Dear Jon 🙂
I have no great words in english, because I am austrian and the language of my ancients is german.
But my heart and my thouths
my best wishes and if I could – a lot of positive energiy – are at you.

I just can say with the words of Peter Gabriel, whitch help me for a long time: “Don’t give up”

Jon, it is with great sadness that I have heard this news. I wish you strength and a full and speedy recovery! My thoughts and prayers are with you! Since a teenager I’ve followed deep purple and whitesnake and one of the MAIN reasons I fell in love with their music was your complete mastery of the hammond keyboard! I was and still am in awe of you!! God Bless!

People around this crazy mixed up world really value you being in it, as much as (say) Mozart. I know you probably wouldn’t agree with that, but I guess you have given as much pleasure to many many people as his music does.

It was you who solely inspired me to start playing the organ and keyboards when I was about 14. I had cancer when I was 22 and got through it and so can you!

It’s in your mind and spirit to get well as well as the drugs…… don’t ever forget that, no matter how bad the stuff they pump into you makes you feel, look for the positives wherever you can feel them; birthdays, Christmas, Spring, new music, anything really that inspires you… draw from it! It worked for me (it pulled in loads of potential new girlfriends for me back then! I’m 55 now I might say)

Jon, sorry to hear the news of your health. It will be painful, it will drain you. Just go through the course and fight against it. You are the pioneer of keyboard music. You are the first one who brought electric keyboard to the rock music. I wish you the best.

I am now a 47 yo man and you and Deep Purple have been with me since my early teens.
I had a job delivering newspapers so I could buy one album a week and bought every single album in the Deep Purple familytree.
I sincerely hope that you will be among us for many years to come because you seem like a very thoughtful, nice man.

Hi Jon,
tonight I was in Pavia di Udine to listen to your friend Ian Paice and was unaware of your difficult time.
I want to tell you just one thing: hold on!!!
Thanks for your music, it made me grow up.

Jon
I am a young Italian fan of Deep Purple and especially of you
Yesterday night I was listen a concert of Ian Paice and he told me what happen about you. I send you the best wishes and hope to see you as soon as possible to play your magic Keyboards. A big huggs Eros

I wish you luck with all my heart mr jon lord and i hope you will be back soon. im might only be 15 but you will be one of the greatest influences for my entire life and hopefully for my children and the genrations that willf follow.

Dear Jon, I wish you to get well soon. I came to know about it from Ian’s concert last saturday in Udine (Italy) and I really look forward to see you play again with your purple fellows and have this chance at least once in my life.
Keep fighting, and keep rocking!
MG

I have been a fan since IN ROCK. Bought my son a Hammond organ in 1995 and would come from work to find him playing and rocking it around like you to get the “crashing” sound. Not bad huh ?? Anyway, I found out on August 3rd I have colon cancer, and was wearing my JON LORD t-shirt several days later when I learned of your illness. Want you to know I was operated on Aug 18th, they removed 2 ft of colon and the good news is they got it all and I should be ok. I hope and pray that you can soon say that like me, you are a cancer survivor !! God bless you. Ray

Dear Mr. Lord,
I am truly sorry to learn of your diagnosis. I cannot add to the many thoughtful comments that have already been posted. Your music has been a part of my life for 43 years now ever since my older brother brought home Hush. I heard the solo on that and thought that is what I want to do. At the time I was studying piano (but like a typical child did not like to practice), and when I told my parents that I wished to pursue rock keyboard playing, they were dismayed. Well, you and Deep Purple have been huge influences on my life. Whenever I was feeling down, upset, there was always your music and it would lift up my spirits. Your playing has inspired me and has pushed me to improve my abilities. I also took the lesson that you have so eloquently expressed over the years that one does not need to choose between classical music and rock, that one can do both. This is what I did. I continued my classical piano studies (to the relief of my parents) but also played rock.
Please allow me to return to you some inspiration. My brother (the same chap who bought Hush) was diagnosed with cancer 13 years ago. He beat it and will celebrate his 60th birthday in 3 months. You can fight this and beat it. You have many dedicated, loyal fans the world over who are with you, behind you and rooting for you to beat this, get well and do what you love most – be a musician. And you are a MUSICIAN in every meaning and sense of the word.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your famliy. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Get well soon Maestro. I know you have much more to say and much more music to give the world
with love from Alaska where the borealis dance about,
Jim

Dear Jon,
it is with great sadness that I have heard this news. My thoughts and prayers are with you! Since I was a teenager I’ve followed deep purple, I remember your concert in Udine in 1986, it was raining and you started the concert palying “Inno alla gioia”, I startetd to cry, and the emotion was enormous. I thank you to have followed with your music every stef of my life, now i’m 44 but I’ll love your music forever. Good luck Jon, we all are with you! God Bless!

Hey Jon
Time Flies On Strange Wings,But I’am Sure that you are the Winner in the Battle Against Cancer.More than 40 years I have Enjoyed your Music and I hope that the Past you give Power for the Future…
Greetings from Leo (the Netherlands)

I always thought of you as a good man and great musician Jon. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May Allah touch you with mercy and peace.He knows you´ve been a positive influence in my ordinary life for the last 25 years since I first met your music back in Baghdad.

2nd bottle of wine, 21st time of hearing “Sarabande” tonight – I cannot believe what I read. You stay with me since 25 years, I wish a lot more! We wish you all the best we can give, please get well as soon as possible! God very bless you! Lots of love from Berlin! …A.

For many years I have wanted to thank you for music that has been with me through important times of my life. I sit here late at night, having a glass of red wine, listening to your music and feel compelled to simply say thank you. You have moved me for so very long throughout my life, sometimes excitement, sometimes awe, sometimes to tears, but I feel a recognition in your music that all as it should be. It is so important to release more music from inside you…get well, I look forward to it.

Jon, you are my idol! You are probably the first who combined rock and classical music! Thanks largely to your DEEP PURPLE is my favorite band, although the contribution of other participants, especially Blackmore Gilmour and Pace is undeniable. I wish you happiness, success, to overcome all of your illness in the general health!
Ivan

Dear Jon,
hero of my youth , and still at 47..
your Lazy intro boosted me with adrenaline to overcome my dips fighting oesophage & stomach cancer two years ago. I play it ever since on my way to work every day. The Osaka , the Phoenix or the Melbourne version
I’ve now regained another joy of life , humbler and hopefully wiser after a long struggle where family and friends levered me to healing. I wish you a soon a painless but especially sustainable recovery !
a Belgian Guy

I wish you lots of strength and luck for your treatment. You are the one person in rock music who has inspired me most. Your organ play is wonderful. Please come back soon with new strength and many new songs.

Dear Mr.Lord,
Thanks to you,since 30 years Purple is my favourite band.
Thanks to you,I discovered Beethoven,Mozart,Bach,Bartok or Grieg.
Please let me express my gratitude for the great gift you offered to us during all these years- your beautiful music and for the future musical gems you will enjoy us.
I’m confident you will come back strong and healthy!And I’m sure I’ll shake your hand again, as I did after your marvelous Bucharest 2009 concerto.

Dear Jon,
I’m still impressed by your concert in Moscow this year. It was really wonderfull and I’ll never forget this magic and warmness, which were in the air this evening! Thank you so much for this beautiful moments! I was very upset, when i read, that you are ill. I believe, everything will be fine and you will get better! Your music gives strength to your fans, and their energy and love will give you the strength to defeat the disease! You are strong and you are not alone!
Best wishes to you
Oksana, Russia

Dear Jon,
My prayers go out to You. I hope the best for You. I have to tell you that I have been a fan of your work since the first time I heard You and Your Hammond on “Wring That Neck”. I did get to see You perform live during the “Perfect Strangers” Tour and once at The Texas Jam. Unforgetable performances! Again, I wish You the best Mr Lord. Sincerly, Gilbert Rivera, San Antonio, Tx.

Dear Jon,
Without your music my life would not have been the same. They way you play, your tonality, the sound is all unique in a wonderful way. There are many great guitar players, drummers, singers etc – but there is truly only ONE Jon Lord.

As soon as I hear your Hammond from the speakers – I quickly forget any troubles and just smile.

Have seen you perform live with Deep Purple seven times since you got together again in ’84. Me and a friend went over from Sweden to see your two farewell gigs at the Hammersmith in London – a memory for life! Your performance have always been rock solid. A true professional.

Dear mr Lord, i hope that all this reactions help you a little to get better. I lost my wife a fiew monts ago, she din’t know that she had cancer. When the dokter saw it, she had only 2 monts left, i did take care of her in our own home. Now it is your beautiful music that gifs me straingt to carry on. Please know that your superb musicality is healing some of us. Id did inspire me to pick up playing again after 20 years. From the bottom of my heart: dear jon, keep om fighting. Love you Johan Beverloo, from the Netherlands

Mr lord…the best musician in the world is you. I hope that you will be strong. I want to see you again…in France ! “Le festival du blues ” at Le Creusot, was the best concert i ever saw. ” Jon i love you”, it was me…forever in my heart Jon. The bigger fan from France… Pierre-Yves

you’re my favorite keyboard player!! i remember that my father introduce me to your music when i was pretty young, love all your works with deep purple and others projects too.
hope you recover soon and i wish you the best i know you have the strenght to carrion

i saw you 1993 with Deep Purple in Kiel, Ostseehalle, three times in Hamburg and i saw you 2009 in Kiel, Schloss, Classic meets Rock.
And I hope and wish to see you 2013 in Germany again!
All the best for you, get well soon,
Björn from Kiel, Germany

Your music is in my heart and not just because it’s unique, unexpected and fantastic. It sounds because it’s out of the depths of your soul, character, and from your heart. You and the music are one.

I was lucky enough to get your autograph after a concert in St. Petersburg (December 2009). And how fortunate those close to you, talks, plays … This was certainly the dream of many and I am no exception. I hope I do not take offense at, if I say on behalf of many creative people in the world, that your art gives new life and nurtures new work!

The genius of your music is created by your hands, hard work and life experiences. Realizing it would be desirable to give us something to help! But if you do not succeed, then let your music becomes even more divine, fabulous, and unpredictable, the creation of which will give you new strength and energy to fighting the disease. To your future music to please people all over the world many, many years!

Dear Mister J.Lord,
Since I bought my first LP, that was “FIREBALL” of D.P in 1971 (I was 11 years old), you are and always will be the definitive N0.1 Keyboard / Organist Player in Rock Music for me! All your playing is and was so tastfully. I wish you so much strength and good luck for your health. You will beat the cancer.
Wolfgang U. (Germany)

Thank you master Jon for all the music you’ve given to the world and for the one upcoming in the future, as I’m sure you will give for much longer… your strength and faith will beat any obstacles on your way…
God Blessings,

Dear Mister J.Lord,
My first LP from Deep Purple was “FIREBALL” (1971, I was 11 years old). In the same year, I began to play Organ – you was my inspiration and you are it still at this moment. Best wishes from Switzerland. You will beat the cancer.
Marcel W. (Switzerland, Bern

When I was a kid you were at my 1st ever concert (Whitesnake). Since those early days your music has been with me my entire life – in particular your DP stuff. I was down the front for your farewell DP gig at Hammersmith and even went to some of your ‘sunflower’ gigs. You have made my life a better place, and I am praying for you in your hour of need.

Dear Jon
Maybe you don’t even know(but I’m sure you suspect it), that you’ve been our friend for years… this all started when my father was a young drummer boy and suddenly, by chance got to know YOU! That was a real miracle, you know, because in USSR communication with foreigners always seemed suspicious and never was welcomed. But you and my dad became such mutual friends that you spent countless, pleasant days together with other great musicians, having long talks generally about music and art(all of the neighbors were especially “happy”, because they heard this conversations too often, even in the middle of the night:) )…
Then I was born and my dad introduced you to me and from that very moment my heart also filled with deep and very friendly love to you and we know that you love us too, you reveal it through your music which you send to us from far away, we feel it, as love and art have no borders, no distance, no time…
Now you can imagine how keen was pain in our hearts and how sorry we felt when we found out that our dear friend is not being well now. So we send all our love and inspiration to you, as all of your other friends from around the world do! And this love will heal you, we are sure! The true believe does miracles! And we do believe that everything will be alright and we continue our long, interesting and so inspiriting talks through music…
with love
Margo (Meg Rock) and Michael (Georgia, Tbilisi)
P.S.
This is for you…

I have never in my life written to a musician that I have not met but on hearing your news and your beautiful response to the messages of support you have recieved – in particular your faith in the innate goodness of the human spirit it would seem crazy not to do so now. I heard ‘Burntwood’ not long after it came out and since then your music has been a greater part of my life than I could describe verbally. Every good wish to you, your family and friends. If any musician has been able to somehow speak the value of love and life it is all there on your albums. May you and your loved ones continue to enjoy each others life and love for a very long time.

When I learned of your illness I was devastated. You have been my musical and life inspiration since “Hush” first hit the airwaves. If not for your incredible talent on the Hammond organ that I wanted to try and emulate I probably would not have continued learning and playing. Please take comfort in knowing that my wife Vicki and I pray for your deliverance from this cancer every day and wait for your announcement that all is well with you. Faith and music are great healers in many ways. Your music is proof of that. Our thoughts and prayers also go out to your family that they can ride out this emotional storm.

let me whish you an your family all the best for the cure of your illness, i have been a great fan of all sides of your music since i was twelve. You are a true wizzard, a gentleman and music wouldn`t have been what it is for me and the world without you.

I am a keyboard player who joined my first band in 1967, at the age of 14. That was just the right age to be around for the shift from combo organs to Hammond. You were one of my earliest and biggest influences for my approach to the organ. Your fantastic chops have always been tempered with a great sense of purpose and conciseness when you solo.

Sincere best wishes and good karma to you and your family as you face this challenge!

My dear old stroller,
I was thinking about you, wishing and hoping and praying, and came to this page. What a marvellous outpouring of feeling. You are the musician I would like to have been and such a valued friend. When you walk out on a stage again I hope I’m somewhere in the ensemble with my duck call and rubber chicken. There’s still fun to be had.
Love from Mecky, Steff and Petelein

Dear Mr. Lord,
I had been looking forward so much to sharing the same stage with one of my keyboard idols from my earliest years as a musician, opening up the show for the Jon Lord Blues Project at the Kaiserslautern Blues Festival on Sept. 30th. I was very sad to hear that you had to cancel the show for the reason you had. I wish you all the best in your fight for health, and I hope there will be a second chance to meet you. Sincerely, Wolfgang Dobner, Savannah Blues Band.

I really hope you recover soon. You’ve been a great influence and role model in my musical life. Maybe strange since I’m a bass player, but you where the reason I started listen to Deep Purple when I was young.

Take care of yourself and your family and I’ll see you down the road on some fantastic concert on whatever project that will be 🙂

Hope you get well soon. You are my mentor that I never met, I raised up listening to Deep Purple and being a keyboardist always focus on your playing style and the way I play music now (although I’m not a pro) is naturally impacted by you. Although I live in Iraq where hard rock is not well appreciated but a lot of fans there, we used to play DP there for years. fight hard and get back with more great music.

May the Lord Jesus heal you Jon. I have for 35 years yearned to hear you with the God-given talent performing and still wonder if there has been anyone of your caliber. As a Zimbabwean I have not shared the joy of watching you live locally but your music captivated the mind sufficiently to replicate whatever live performance could have provided.

Hi Jon, Just reading the news about Purple coming to Canada in 2012, I then checked your website – to see if your again in the line-up, as the Blackmore/Lord tandem was always quite musically special. I will therefore pass on this 2012 show, as I was there at a 1985 reunion show. Sorry to hear you are under the weather.
It does strike us all, which makes every day so rewarding, and appreciative. Get through your treatment well, and always keep your chin-up. Above all, give a nudge and a wink to the other people in C.C. – who are worse off (and younger) than yourself. Best of Health, Bob, Manitoba, Canada. –
P.S. When you get well again, invite RB over for an apple jam. Life is short. Hey, I just heard the (original) Black Sabbath are jamming again, and working on a 2012 album/tour.
Best Wishes!!

Dear Mr Lord,
As you are mean a lot to me, I wish you all the best and I hope that you will be cured soon. I composed a song for you which I hope will give you a little power…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goYTBY_2bDcWith greetings from Luxembourg

God bless you Sir(!) Jon – may you have a VERY Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and, above all, HEALTHY New Year! With very best wishes from John and Martina who had the VERY great pleasure of
meeting you after the 40th Anniversary of the magnificent ‘Concerto for Group and Orchestra’ in Dublin. Jon Lord – LEGEND! \m/

Dear Jon: I’m from Argentina and I’ve been enjoying your art for years now. Deep Purple, solo projects… truly everything you’ve done in the past and for sure everything you’ll come up with in the future. So we’re all with you come rain or shine. I’m really looking forward to seeing you down here in Argentina, in the mean time i’ll be wishing you well and listening your records.

You have founded Hard Rock and your music was like a huge punch in our stomachs.
I feel the pain until now… 🙂 I never had the honor of seeing you perform – but I would like to drop a note cuz I just found out about these troubling news.

Jon. I am very thankful for your music.
I am very thankful for the jolt of life you gave me.
Your notes come across my ears almost daily discharging this electricity down my spine and through my veins.

Thou art a strong man – you played w Ritchie for decades! LOL
Just kidding – he is awesome!
(never met him lol)

Anyway – be cool and be strong – we wanna see doing Royal Albert again. Well I most probably won’t be there, but your friends will 🙂 So I’ll buy the DVD, dance w my/a girl and smile! Oh, and don’t forget to invite Jerry Lee and Stevland, too!

Mr Jon Lord – you are awesome. You call yourself a musician. You touch people’s hearts and souls – for generations – the very least you are is a pretty fkn epic artist!

Don’t stop being awesome – get this shit done – and get back to your music in peace.

Words cannot express my shock at coming across this news today. I can only hope and pray that your treatment is going well and that you are on the road to a full recovery. Your music is part of the fabric of my life, along with a few other ‘special’ musicians. In the words of one of my favourite songs, I sincerely hope that ‘The sun will shine again’. With my humble respect and kindest regards, David. (ex Strawbs merchandising team).

Jon !
This is curtis richards you most certainly brought to the keyboard in absolute.
Where do i begin ? It was you jon lord , keith emerson and rick wakeman at the time, they had a more classical sound which you also possess but the why a major difference with a bored out hopped up slightly distorted hammond organ and(wait for it wait for itttt) ring modulator !!!!! Yes!!! You reached the promise land ! With that hammond organ and its volume/gas pedal and ring modulator you brought and came and it with such unbridled but still somehow controled sheer balls and steam on it like a harnest nuclear accident while phraseing the ring modulator to make sence extremly dificult because the nature and sound of a modulator is always somewhat off key truely an amazing feet nancy boy was nowhere to be found and just like jimi hendrix you made it make sence you taught me and the rest of the meaning of cut wrenching uplifting balls and steam that could only be from on high from the all mighty himself jon “you done good lad” my guitar playing is infuenced by it as i am. And like hendrix no one but no one has been able to approch your thrown and thats what they other keyboard players lacked or just didnt have even though they were great players you,, yes you were and are the special one we bow as we are humbled,,,, for you are and will always be “jon the lord of rock keyboards ” very sinserely to you and the rest of the world and to god ,,,,,and i wont forget it ever ,,,with much love and thank you jon god willing dont stop,,,,curtis richards

This is curtis richards not withstanding my type o,s sorry that was gut wrenching not cut wrenching and others in the above comment
Jon you are the jimi hendrix of keyboards that is to say what jimi brought to guitar you brought that to the keyboard without copying anyone in a totaly original and innovative way jon you are the jimi hendrix of keyboards and for so many reasons

I´m currently reading a book, a biographie of Deep Purple and decidet to have a look on your webside.
I´m so sad to that you are illI listen to your music since the seventies
and i also whish you a total recovery!!!

I hope you get better has soon as possible. My name is, Nelson Sousa and I am a big fan of yours from Portugal.

I’m also a musician (amateur). I play the keyboards with my band Morbidick / Rock ‘n’ Road since 1995, and I have to thank all to you. All the knowledge that I’ve acquired playing the keyboards was by listening your records and movies. For me you’re the best Hammond player ever, and an extraordinary musician/ composer.

You will get better soon, and I hope to see you on a performance in my country as soon as possible.

The first time I saw you in a live concert was in the Deep Purple’s A.Band.On tour, on the Lisbon Coliseum. I had 17 years old. You were my biggest idol then, since that concert, I’m also you’re biggest fan (I hope).

When I was an 18 year old keyboard player in a Dutch Coverband our singer came up with Hush by DP. I was amazed to hear your technique of playing this percussive rhythm on the Hammond. It was a totally new approach of playing an organ. And maybe the very beginning of your famous “Rhythm Organ Playing” which you have perfected to the limit over the later years with DP MkII. I tried to copy you on my Hohner Symphonic31 (!) cheesy organ, but it didn’t work out very well as this bloody thing did not have percussion on it(…..). Anyway, this was back in 1968. Later I learned that you started on a Lowrey Home Organ as well which isn’t exactly the sexiest organ. One of my first LP’s was Deep Purple in Rock and Fireball. Of course I picked up Machine Head and WDWTWA later. I never imagined to play DP’s music with my own band(s) not only because of the organ, but also because of the singing. Mr. Gill(i)an was not easy to cover at all….. Anyway, many years and bands later I found myself in Switzerland and what the heck… in a DP cover Band called Lies. We started playing your music and eventually became a DP Tribute Band just when you decided to leave DP. That was 2002. I played in this band for over 4 years and my successor was Urs Unternährer, a man who had the pleasure to meet you personally in Zermatt. Two bands later I’m playing in a nice little blues formation called Blues West. All I ever tought myself on the organ was in a way influenced by you. I dig Keith and Rick and of course the honorable Mr. Brian Auger a lot. Don Airey is a fantastic organ player and he does well in Purple, but for me you are simply the best and most interesting rock organ player of all times and I’m still trying to follow your footsteps as far as possible. I was very shocked to hear that you put all your concerts on hold because of your serious desease. I heard it from my former Lies Deep Purple Tribute band mate, the singer/guitar player, who told me that on a gig I played in December 2011.
Although we have never met, I am thinking of you a lot and I am hoping and praying that you will win the battle against cancer and give us the pleasure of many musical highlights in future
God bless you Jon. I wish you and your family all the strength in the world.
Best regards from Pianopete Puister from Holland, now in Lucerne Switzerland.

Sir, last year I had an honour to see you live performance and listen to your music in the Concert Hall in Krasnodar. It was one of the most perfect and fantastic concerts I’ve ever seen. I’m happy and proud that I had that unique opportunity. Thank you for that, sir! My only wish is that you have strength and health to give such an opportunity to many other people.
Get well, and may the Force be with you always!

Hello.I,m very saddened & hurt to hear about Mr. Jon Lord,s recent battle with this horible disease.My thoughts & prayers are with You,Your Family & Friends.Nip it right in the butt Jon.I know you will beat this.The music world needs you.All the best to you.
Donny.

I’ve never seen you on stage but have listened to your music for a couple of years already. I love your works, especially the meaningful Pictured Within piece. It is quite seldom nowadays to have such moving words.
I read this sad new lately and I want to tell you my support to you and to your family. Thank you for your talent. May you be healed soon.

Dear Jon, Thank you for your life’s work of music, you are a true inspiration, thank you for all your love that you give to us!
Your music has been with me and it will be always be!
You will always have a special place in my heart!
Thank you so much for everything!
All Love and God Bless to you!
Take care Jon!
Love
Josip

Keep up the good fight. I can identify with your plight. I fought this horrendous disease 2 years ago and won. It was a hard fight but worth it in the end. Helps with good support from family and friends.

Hi Jon,
my life would never be the same without your wonderful music.
Thanks so much for the fabulous music you’ve been doing all these years.
I make you my best wishes for an immediate and complete recovery.
Come back soon: the world needs brilliant minds like yours.
Thank you so much

Dear Jon,my thoughts and prayers continue to be with you at this difficult time. I recently heard from Grant that sang the concerto with you in Edinburgh that you are doing well – I do hope that is the case. I have had the privilege of seeing you perform many times, and as a Hammond player (that shares your occasional tech Tiny) have found much inspiration from your work both in Purple and beyond, and have very much enjoyed the few brief meetings we have had over the years. As Jimmy was to you, you are to me (along with Jimmy of course)! I can’t wait to see you on stage again – perhaps at the Sunflower Jam once more? In the meantime, me and the boys up here in Edinburgh will be playing our hearts out with you foremost in our minds as we cover many of your great songs! With very best wishes for a speedy and full recovery, Dom

Hi Jon,
Just found out about the bad news you have had I am hopeful that you will beat this dreaded thing .If you do read this message it is from a very old friend from the old days when we grew up together and were always in each others house (when we could drag you away from playing the piano in the front room)I am wishing you all the very best
Kevin Crofts

I intended already several years ago to write you a few words after the amazing and brilliant concert I assisted with my wife at ‘La Philharmonie’ in Luxembourg on September 13 2008. Now I do it, finally.

Your music accompanies me already since my adolescence and the first live concert of Deep Purple I saw was in Luxembourg on a soccer field in 1971 at the age of just 17.

Since then I saw some more concerts of Deep Purple and the last was 2006 in Trier – Germany, where I was with my son, just before his own 17th birthday. (myself 52 at that moment). Great, isn’t!! But unfortunately you were no more member of the band at that time.

I was already impressed in my early youth by your compositions for group and orchestra. I miss actually that the fantastic ‘April’ is no more performed anymore. I’m sure that many fans would appreciate. But first you have to fight now in another battle. Therefore I wish you sincerely to get your health under control so that you will be able to progress furtheron in your creativity like before.

Living in Greece and not belonging to those who got rich on Europe’s money I could never watch you perform, but for more than 30 years I cherished the concert for band and orchestra on my old tape recorder and kept the recorder and the amplifier always in good shape to never lose it.
Please get well soon and take your time with your family, I’m sure only blessing will come out of it, and more divine music for us to share thanks to the internet.
Thank you and I will keep you in my prayers,
Hiltrud Hartmann

Dear Sir,
I saw you in Bucharest.Fantastic, as it was a dream from my youngness to see you in concert.Take care of you and follow the treatment, as I know the disease can be treated.I’m working in the field and hope to do all you can to support the treatment.Good luck to you and thanks for your music during the years.Kind regards,Sorin

Well, what can I say… First, Ronnie a couple of years ago, then the news that Toni Iommi was also fighting cancer, and now you… It’s been a blow, honestly, I had no idea.

To say that you are my favourite keyboard player of all times is to fail the mark by a million light years: as far as I am concerned, it has always been you first and then… who cares… Also, Deep Purple has always been my favourite band ever. I sure do enjoy listening to other bands, but every time I return to DP I find still a new nuance, a new detail, a new wonder. And your solo projects are a wonder to enjoy. All my strength to you, Jon. I am sure you will overcome your illness and that we will have you again composing and playing live.

Jon,
You’re a true genius and one of musics great originals.Your Hammond/Marshall sonic innovation helped power and change the sound of rock music forever.Your composition will always move people down to their proverbial boot heels.Keep creating whatever you dare to imagine! Everyone who has been inspired by your influence stands by you as a true gentleman. God love you.Together we’ll come through this and you’ll rock the world for many many years to come.

Rest in peace Jon Lord . Barely have i recovered from the shock of Bert Jancsh` untimely death , when i heard the heart breaking news . Deep Purple was the musical maternal milk of my childhood and youth , and you were the biggest star . You were in the frontline , when the greatest music of all time was created … progressive rock … To me you will allways be remembered as the grandmaster of Hammond … Your genius can never be replaced or duplicated . I am torn to pieces . You will allways have a special place in my heart …

Deep sadness at the passing of Mr.Lord. His genius at the keys was THE perfect counter-point to Ritchie’s guitar.. NO ONE else could have done that. The Mark 2 line-up was rock perfection and is the inspiration to my own musical career. Jon will live forever through his musical mastery… The “Speed King” intro is a religious experience to me.

Just heard the very sad news and I am still trying to take it in. I never saw Jon play with Deep Purple but I was honoured to see him as part of Whitesnake and that concert in the Ulster Hall (1984 I think) in Belfast was one of the finest concerts I have ever been to. It stands tall among the many I have been to over the years as a perfect rock moment where rock gods walked the stage and created a perfect storm of incredible music.

Death whether sudden or expected is never easy for those left behind. For Jon’s family hold tight to the precious memories of happy times and the many blessings knowing Jon brought you.

For those of us who only knew Jon through his music, we will listen and marvel at his talent; a talent immortalised on analogue tape, vinyl or via digital and over the coming days, weeks, months and years Jon’s presence will forever be with us, never leaving us, living on in his fantastic music.

The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn His face toward you
and give you peace.

Rest in peace, Mr Jon Lord. Thank for all your music. Your sound is the heritage of Rock’n Roll music forever…. Your hammond sound will be saved in the hearts of all musicians. Thank you thank you thank you!

What a terrible news, I just received a sms with the message you left us…. Tears everywhere. A week ago I was at a concert of Blackmore’s Night. It was great but I missed your improving sound of the Hammond. The song “Wish you were here” is for you… This night I’ll listen to everything you have written. Jon, we w’ll miss you. I hope we’ll meet again. You’re my best.

My first album: Concerto for Group & Orchestra. My first concert: Deep Purple, Wednesday July 7, 1971. London Ontario, Ticket #12. Jon Lord was my first keyboard hero and the very best part of Deep Purple. R.I.P. Mr. Lord

Thank you for being a biggest inspiration, motivation and idol. You still are all that and you will always be but now from the sky. You are already missed so much, but your music will always be where you have put it-in our souls. Rest in peace!!﻿

Sincerest sympathy to Jon’s family from all Polish fans, what a sad news, the worst since Mr. Dio passed away, indeed. Hope the Good Lord swaps pipe organs over with Your Hammonds and you’ll be able to carry on playing and composing. Hope to see you again one day… somewhere… playing in the All Stars Band over the rainbow. We’ll never forget your vision of Chopin and Polish Anthem. You’ll stay with us for always in your art, records and our memories. Till we die.

What a talent and inspiration! I consider myself lucky for having a chance to see Jon live with my beloved Purple 3 or 4 times on the top of the fact that DP’s music has been a part of my life since 1973 and will make me happy until it’s my time. Thank you and R.I.P!!!

Just so sad to hear of his passing. His music was incredbile and I feel so lucky to have seen him in concert a number of times. His organ would make my ears bleed and I’d gladly go back again and again. Peace to you brother, and prayers and comfort to his family.

I first heard that incredible B3 around 1972 when I was so young. My older brother introduced me to Deep Purple. Fast forward to 1984 when Perfect Strangers came out and I felt I HAD to be there to see Deep Purple. I was by then 16 and decided to skip school, take a bus over 100 miles, walk through downtown Dallas and purchase my prize, a ticket to see Deep Purple! I yelled myself horse during the show and was truly blown away. Upon leaving Reunion Arena that night, someone grabbed me in the crowd, I spun around and found my father had found me! I was in a LOT of trouble but it made no difference, I had done what I come to do! Luckily, again during the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl, I was able to see Deep Purple again. Thank you SO much for all of the great memories! I still listen to most all of the albums to this day and love the songs as much, maybe more now. Rest In Peace Jon Lord. Thank you for the inspiration from the time was so so young til now and beyond. My sincere condolences to the Lord and Deep Purple families. From my heart and soul, always.

I’m blesses with 6 children, 6 grandchildren,and a beautiful Princess for a wife. Thanks to Jon and his friends for being part of my life’s soundtrack. Sincere condolences to his family, from my wife and I.

Rest in peace my idol yestedray is for me the sadnest day of music history of this year.I saw Jon in Munchen 1010 in concerto for group in orchestra nice person Lord. Thank you for the inspiration from the time was so so young til now and beyond. My sincere condolences to the Lord and Deep Purple families. From my heart and soul, always.

Just this past week I’d decided to revisit my Machine Head CD, since the vinyl copy is safely stored away. Driving 85 in my car (I’m old) and listening to Highway Star was still like it was when I was 18, listening to it on my 8-track copy in my ’69 Charger SE R/T. I actually mentioned to my friend that it was a crime that Deep Purple had never been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Then I remarked that they’d better be doing it soon while the legacy members of the band are all still around. What a sad thing. Jon Lord, sir, you will be dearly missed, and personally acknowledged for the mark you’ve made on music for all the ages. R.I.P. Jan Wenner, can you hear me now?

Having been a fan of Deep Purple and specifically your keyboard playing and style since I was young, as well as modeling my playing style after yours, I am saddened to hear of your passing.
I have fond memories of the many times I’ve had the opportunity of seeing you play, and know that now, after your struggles with cancer, you are in a better place.
The world is diminished by your passing, but Heaven is fuller today too.

This is indeed very shocking and very sad news… Deep Purple and Jon Lord have been my one-and-only music to listen to in gried as in joy. Rest in peace, Jon. Our hearts shall keep the memory of you forevermore.

Feels so sad, empty and cold… A true giant in music has passed away. Machine Head is still a cornerstone in my musical thinking. Thank you, Jon, for the music and for the feelings your music has given me. Rest in Peace.

Today we can say, I lost a family member, I am shocked ((((
Unfortunately in a small letter not to say anything and the love that lasts for me all these years. Irreplaceable loss (((
Let the earth will you rest in peace dear John!

Jon will live forever into the heart of his fans. Only good think about this news is that I’m so happy thinking Jon now playing with some good friends like Bethoven, Mozart and many other good guys of his size.

I sit here shocked, saddened and crying. I loved early DP and Sarabande is in my top 10 favourite albums of all time. If any of Jon’s family and friends are reading this, I am so sorry to hear your news. Take care and take comfort from knowing that he made a real difference.
Dave x

Yesterday I lost a friend, a brother, someone who has always been with me in so many different moments of my life, someone who gave me emotions, someone I will never forget.
I will hand down your music to my little son, Jon: you will never die.
Thank you
Marco (Milan, Italy)

Arrivederci Jon! I was fifteen when I started to play your music with my group in Rieti – Italy. Thanks so much to have created a new rock, a new style playing keyboards and a new organ sound.
You did learn to listen a new music to me a that time, when the cultural, musical and life style revolution was starting to change the world. Ciao Jon, have peace.
Stefano

As a kid, I was a keyboard player before I was a guitar player, and Jon Lord was my hero. Our school even had a Hammond B-3 the teachers used to let me play at recess and after school in Grade 7 & 8, and there I learned the first half of “Child in Time,” and bits of other classics. Thanks for being an inspiration and musical role model for me, Jon – if you get pegged as church organist for the great celestial choir, find somewhere to insert that solo from “Flight of the Rat!”

… I’m sad to say, it’s time to go, until we meet again along the road
(David Coverdale – we wish you well). Music business has lost one
brightest and most talented musicians. One more in the row of the old heroes, that passed, away after Gary Moore, Steve Lee and others. A musician who thrilled us with his fantastic way of
playing his hammond organ. John, your music will live on, each
time we will hear “Child in time”, “April”, “Highway Star”, “Perfect
Strangers” and many more in the radio. Once you said “we are
the same valid as Beethoven!” True word – clearly spoken!
It’s always the same: mucher later, long time after it’s gone, the
world will finally realize and treasure your contribution to the
rock music. Needless to say that it was immense.
R.I.P. John and join the Heaven Orchestra Allstars.
Good bless …Rainer

Just this morning I was listening to Space Truckin’ off Made in Japan; only now I learn that the keyboard master thereof has departed from us Earth-dwellers. Thankfully the sounds Jon Lord recorded can live on with us. Many decades of pleasure you supplied to this quiet, but avid fan, Mr. Lord. May you be at peace and live on as a Child in Time.

So, after almost a year after finding out that he is suffering by cancer, Jon go away….from Darkness to Light……..who was thinking about that??? Today you can be and tomorrow won’t be, it is very possible. Jon let us his music, let’s take care about that and let’s try to learn our children what it is the music. Rest in Peace…….

Dear Mister Lord,
Many many thanks for all that superb music you made with your Deep Purple mates. The best rockband ever.
I’m glad I have seen you playing several times around in Europe, especially in 2000 in Rotterdam together with the orchestra.

My dear Jon, you’ve been a great inspiration to my life! I’ll never, never will forget the incredible live-sound of your roaring hammond organ on “Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues” in Zurich 1980 and the soft chords of “Soldier Of Fortune”.
“I’m sad to say, it’s time to go, until we meet again along the road…..”, wish you well, may you rest in peace and thank you for your music, which will live on forever in our hearts.

Dear Jon
My favourite Musician is gone I hope your in the great light and make more music in heaven with the other great musicans Í here the third time April which was my song from 1969. I was also musician organ accordeon bass and guitar and you was my teacher
all the times.
Rest in peace My Lord

Dear Jon, i’m so sad. You and Deep Purple are my daily life since over 40 years. Quite recently i saw you playing with Ritchie in Sindelfingen, Germany. How time flies. Thank you for all the great music. Now i’m gonna pick my Strat to play Burn for you.

Requiescat in pace dear Jon. As all great men, you made this world much better, without bangs or clashes. Our childhood has been marked by the notes of your solos, our life is richer because of your music. Thank you, Mister Lord, not only for the famous Deep Purple hits, but also for The Artwoods, Gemini Suite, Sarabande, Before I forget. Make sure Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and all the great musicians and composers there will play your Pavane first, when crossing the Heavenly Gates. May we also one day be admitted to sing in this wonderful choir with all you guys. Thank you again, dear Jon, from the boy I used to be, from the amateur musician, from the man; I can only send you my sincere tears for your departure.
The present world has lost a talented musician and composer, the future world will remind you as one of the few that – during the 20th Century – took the music somewhere.

We miss you and your keyboards. A piece of Deep Purple left the earth and that is sad. You made a great gift to heavens, instead, where angelic chorus now have add a damn good player – makes rock some Gods! 🙂

Deep Purple were my introduction into music have have remained with me for the last 43 years….my children grew up listening to your music Jon and now my grandchildren dance around with me to *IN ROCK* and love to hear about all the times I saw you in concert. Such sadness that you have left us but our loss is the angel’s gain. RIP……from a Scouse Strange Kinda Woman X

You loved Zermatt – you were our guest – I was in your private classical concert you gave in a Zermatt hotel a few years ago and you invited my friend and me to the Bernease Oberland where we were backstage and you gave a great concert. What wonderful memories. You were such a special person and my family and me will all miss you.
Love to your beloved family and lots of strengh in those days to come
Christina Perren from Zermatt

Estimat Jon, la meva orientació musical ha estat madurant al teu costat des de que vaig escoltar per primera vegada Made in Japan . Trobare a faltar tes teves introduccions clàssiques. Has estat un gran compossitor i una excelent persona. Moltes gràcies.
Dear Jon, my musical orientation has been matured by your side since I first heard Made in Japan. I will miss your classic introductions. You have been a great compossitor and an excellent person. Thank you very much.

I am sad, absolutly sad. I have still hoped see you again at a concert anywhere in germany after you have been recoveried. Thanks for you music and for all the pleasure. You will live for ever in your music.
I wish you all the best anywhere you are. Still continue composing your music I can listen it in my heart.
I’ll never forget you thanks for all your music I have and I will still listen it.
So long Jon, I hope I will meet you again, anywhere at any time.
Fred

I can honestly state that Deep Purple changed my life along with a few other bands and musicians of the same artistic value. We had to smuggle in into our country the real music taking disproportionate risks, we’d get together with our most trusted friends in secret and listen to all of it in a heartbeat while breathing in every note. Thus we saved our mental health, our willpower and sense of freedom and humanity.
THE MUSIC stayed with me through all my life. It must have been an active part of it like a family member, I rekon now that I actually think about it. My teenage daughter was making puns a week ago while taking pictures of a duck with deep purple coloured head…secretly proud of her rich inner world populated with people like Jon Lord and bands like Deep Purple.
In our family we are made of of giant music, therefore we just became poorer.

Thank you Mr Lord, from the bottom of my heart, for all this marvellous music that gave me so much happiness during so many years. Rest in peace. I hope to see you and listen your music in a fabulous concert in Heaven. Gérald from France

If I entered the trade of music, it was first and foremost because I heard Mr. Jon Lord playing his Hammond on Machine Head all those years ago.
He left me something I cannot trade, a path which I would like to reproduce forever.
I am not religious, but I must say that I had only one Lord.

From the greatest music inspiration of my teenage, your song “Smoke on the water” to the endoscopic and innovative “Beyond the notes” my whole life was marked by the notes of Deep Purple and your music.
Fantastic artist, great innovator. Thank you for everything you gave to us, your music was indeed a gift to all of us.
Sir, we will sadly miss you…
God bless you Jon, rest in peace…

Jon, family and admirors of Jon, it is one of life’s sad twists that people pass away and I will miss you dearly. Thanks for the joy and inspiration through your music and personality and for your remaining legacy.
WIm Vriend, The Netherlands

Dear Ian,
Unfortunately, Jon Lord has been died. He was a great rock keyboardist, and the heart of Deep Purple. When I had 12years old, I first heard of his rock improvisations. As a result, I love good rock music, and Deep Purple for a lifetime. I listening to his solos many times, I tried to repeat them. Maybe I learned something. However, as Jon Lord played, playimpossible.
I am very sorry that this happened. Memory of Jon Lord – it’s our rock concerts, jam sessions, the new albums.

Unfortunately we lost a talented great master, I am a incurable fan of the Deep Purple, I feel sadness because since I was 13 years old, Jon always gave great music and unforgettable beautiful moments. Your performance in keyboards will be forever as a great example.
I sending to his family my heartfelt condolences and share the pain of departure and disappearance of the great master.

The life is like a perfect strangers. When I´m thinking about keep on moving came a stormbringer and pass you away like a smoke on the water. Is not so easy for world music and for us brazilian fans. it´s so sad. Best wishes for you great and unbelievable Mr. Lord.
Luiz Maurício – Heaven´s Guardian

I’m with you Andreas, Jon was such an inspiration to me (and God knows how many others) not just in music but also his values, kindness and heart. I think of him every day, I miss him every day, I celebrate his life and play as well as listen to some of his and D.P’s music every day. He may be gone from his earthly ties but will never be forgotten.